If a bank pays a check whose face has been altered to increase the amount above that which the drawer intended to pay, the bank:

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The bank is liable to the drawer for the amount of the increase if it pays a check whose face has been altered to increase the amount above that which the drawer intended to pay. This is because the bank has a duty to pay only the amount the drawer instructed it to pay. If the bank pays more than that amount due to an alteration, it has breached its duty to the drawer and must compensate the drawer for the resulting loss. The fact that the check was altered by someone else does not relieve the bank of this liability.

If a Bank Pays a Check Whose Face Has Been